Major in Plant, Soil and Environmental Science(Major Code: 524)

Bachelor of Science B.S. Degree

The mission of the Plant, Soil, and Envioronmental Science Program is to help students grow and develop as leaders in their chosen field. This degree also offers many lab courses that allow students to gain hands-on experience in areas such as: plant and seed identification, horticulture, plant breeding and genetics, range management, soil evaluation and classification, soil fertility and management, grain fiber and oil seed production, weed disease and insect management, soil and water conservation and landscape and floral design. Students also have the opportunity to get involved in student organizations such as the Farm and Ranch Club and also compete with the Crops juding team, Soils judging team, and the Linnaean team. Majors in agriculture include University core requirements, department core requirements, agricultural science core requirements, and major requirements specified under each degree option and total 120 semester credit hours. Students must maintain at least a 2.0 grade point average (GPA) for all courses at WTAMU counted toward the degree. At least 36 semester hours of credit must be earned from upper-level (3000- and 4000-level) courses.